Who made him play as a winger/attacking midfielder?

Chapter 90 Wang Shanfeng's trending topic has been stolen again! Mbappe's biggest threat?

[The three finalists for the 2017 European Golden Boy award: Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, and Chang Huan]

When Tuttosport announced the top three finalists through various channels, Dongqiudi, Zhibo9, Mop Football, and Weibo...

Football enthusiasts with social media attributes, such as Kuai Shou and Tremolo, went wild, praising Chang Huan's achievements.

Dongqiudi Headline: The Pride of Asia!

Live 9 Headlines: 3rd in the world for those under 21!

Hupu Football Headline: Floor: Asia's No. 1; Ceiling: Historic Superstar!

Although Weibo is no longer as pure as it was in its early days, it still has a large number of active football fans. Chang Huan's victory over several football talents to become one of the top three in the European Golden Boy award makes them proud.

Before long, Chang Huan was trending on Weibo by fans.

Not only football enthusiasts participated, but also a large number of ordinary netizens.

The Chinese national football team failed to qualify for the World Cup finals in Russia, but that doesn't stop them from being proud of the achievements of Chinese players on the world stage.

Some football bloggers and fans have even taken the initiative to explain what the European Golden Boy award is and what it means.

Upon learning that current football superstars such as Messi, Aguero, and Pogba have all won the European Golden Boy award, I immediately became interested.

In the mobile internet era, traffic is king. Other types of bloggers saw that Chang Huan's nomination for the European Golden Boy Award top three would generate traffic, so they also tried to piggyback on it.

Zhu Shanfeng is currently planning a special album to commemorate his 20th anniversary since his debut.

His team just bought trending searches to promote the full launch of the digital platform and physical record release on the 8th of next month!

In less than half a day, the top trending topic became Chang Huan being shortlisted for the European Golden Boy Award!

What is that?

European mainstream football media have mixed opinions on Chang Huan's inclusion in the top three of the European Golden Boy award.

Supporting media outlets believe that Chang Huan is undoubtedly deserving of the title, as his performance in just over four months has surpassed that of most other candidates over the entire calculation period, meaning that his ability has already surpassed these players.

Italian media outlets such as Corriere dello Sport and Gazzetta dello Sport stated that Roma's top ranking in the league, creating the best start in Serie A, and their lead in Group C of the Champions League, ahead of Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, make Chang Huan's contribution worthy of being ranked among the top three in the team.

The criticism of the media analysis is also reasonable and well-founded.

The lack of a complete cycle of tracking and evaluation raises serious questions about its stability, leading some to believe that Jesus is more deserving of a place in the top three.

These media outlets were mainly British, but Brazilian media and fans quickly followed suit.

Major European football media outlets have been giving prominent coverage to the final nominees for the European Golden Boy award, with both Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé noting the media reports.

Mbappe looked serious in Paris as he and his mother analyzed the trends in the football world early in the morning.

Messi and Ronaldo are both over 30, and their dominance on the field has been declining year by year. I am the one most likely to seize the opportunity.

Chang Huan's statistics reached 58% of his in less than half a season, and he will definitely be the biggest obstacle to competing for the title of number one in football in the future.

He felt a headache coming on: "What should I do?"

So, they went to the agent's mother.

In Barcelona, ​​Dembele was quite laid-back. He merely glanced at the related news report on TV, then picked up his PS4 game console from the luxurious sofa and dialed his gaming partner Aleñá from La Masia: "Carles, log in."

Competing for the future of football's best?

More fun than playing games?

Let whoever wants to fight it!

I just want to play games in peace and quiet!

The pre-match press conference before Roma's away game against Genoa in the 14th round of the 2017-2018 Serie A season.

The interviewer focused their questions on the final nominees for the European Golden Boy award announced yesterday afternoon.

"He is often the most talented young player I have ever encountered in my coaching career. His performance is obvious to all. To be honest, if the selection cycle were a season, Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé would be hard to compare with him."

Di Francesco smiled, looking at the visibly impatient French journalists: "French journalists, don't rush to refute me. The data doesn't lie, and time will tell. Thank you—"

The following afternoon at 4 PM.

Roma will visit the Stadio Ferraris to challenge Genoa.

Two and a half months ago, they defeated Sampdoria, another team that plays at this stadium, 2-1.

Genoa, who are ranked third from the bottom, are the team they will face in this match and are extremely tenacious.

The highly targeted tactics perfectly suppressed Roma's performance.

By employing low-block defense, relinquishing possession, and shutting down the flanks of the penalty area, Chang Huan effectively strangled Roma's passing and cutting chain.

Various logging tackle balls have emerged one after another.

The live broadcast gave a close-up shot, which clearly showed bright red blood seeping from Chang Huan's white sock at his left ankle.

This also led to constant conflicts on the field.

De Rossi, Dzeko, and head coach Di Francesco all received yellow cards for complaining.

Even Chang Huan, who possesses advanced and durable talents, couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in this situation.

The referee clearly favored the home team, and didn't even bother to call a foul unless it was an obvious act of injury.

PP Sports commentator Shi Qingsheng angrily denounced the referee: "It's simply a crime!"

Domestic fans were filled with righteous indignation and vented their dissatisfaction.

The Roma fans also clashed verbally with Genoa fans, mocking their defenders for their dirty play!

Neutral fans understand.

Genoa are at the bottom of the league standings, and their survival is at stake. Every player will certainly do their best to try and get out of the current ranking.

The game resumes after switching sides.

After adjusting his mindset during halftime, Chang Huan became more aggressive in passing and receiving the ball in the second half.

However, Genoa's low-block defense was very effective, with their three midfielders pressing and cutting off the gaps in the middle and flanks, which greatly limited his and Perotti's performance.

Dzeko also got caught up in the fight, and his role as a fulcrum was reduced to a minimum.

The attack has been slow to reach the danger zone.

The home fans were full of passion, cheering on the players who were running tirelessly on the field.

Ten minutes into the second half.

Chang Huan no longer drops back to participate in the attack; he waits for the ball in the flanks or on the wings.

Genoa defends its two core areas, the flanks and the center, but naturally lacks sufficient protection for the outer lines.

Roma created one-on-one opportunities for Chang Huan on the right flank through continuous passing.

61 minutes.

Chang Huan found a good opportunity on the right wing and showed the level of a top-three finisher in the newly crowned European Golden Boy award.

He received the ball and decisively drove inside, stopping and dribbling past Zukanovic with ease.

As he dribbles laterally, his left shoulder suddenly drops, as if he's about to cut inside.

He actually used the inside of his left foot to flick the ball towards the right edge of the penalty area, getting past Bertovic who was coming to cover.

The deep-lying midfielder Veloso came across to cover from the edge of the penalty area.

Chang Huan feinted a shot with the outside of his left foot, then used the instep of his right foot to gently push the ball, which had been flicked in by his left foot, across the penalty area line about a meter away.

Veloso jumped and stretched out his leg, but missed. Chang Huan bent over to steady himself and changed direction to chase after the ball.

Left center-back Spolli's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his long left leg to clear the danger.

Unexpectedly, Chang Huan stepped forward with his left foot and stepped on the ball, pulling the forward-rolling football back!

The timing of stepping on the ball with the right foot while the left foot lands is crucial.

Spoli's pupils constricted sharply, and due to inertia, he was unable to pull back, his left foot landing solidly on Chang Huan's left Achilles tendon area.

"Whoosh~"

Chang Huan fell in the penalty area. The referee hesitated for a moment before blowing his whistle.

A chorus of boos filled the air above the Ferraris Stadium.

Several Genoa players protested, but it did not change the outcome.

After slow-motion replay, it was confirmed that Spolli did indeed kick Chang Huan, who had completed half a Marseille turn.

The penalty kick was justified.

Perotti, who had been sluggish for most of the game, scored a penalty to give his team the lead away from home.

With a lead, they should have played more relaxed.

However, unexpectedly, it was everywhere.

Just two minutes after taking the lead, Roma captain De Rossi suddenly flew into a rage while battling with an opponent in his own penalty area, and slapped Paladula with his right hand.

This scene was witnessed by the referee who turned around.

Red Dot Package!

Head coach Di Francesco was sent off after receiving his second yellow card of the match for being overly emotional.

Paradula converted the penalty, helping Genoa equalize.

Genoa, despite having an extra player, were not greedy and only gradually increased their attacking numbers when conditions allowed.

On the defensive end, they continued to closely mark Chang Huan and Zheke.

With one less player, Roma dared not rashly remove their defensive players and add attacking players.

Tomé, who was acting as the commander, made adjustments that were all in line with the opponent's position.

Roma are not good at breaking through dense defenses, and having one less player and increasing the number of attackers would leave a lot of gaps when transitioning from attack to defense, so the number of players they can commit to the attack is limited.

Chang Huan worked very hard and delivered two key passes.

Unfortunately, El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini squandered their resources.

The match ended with the score still tied at 1-1.

Thus, Roma's winning streak at the start of the season ended at 13 games.

Post-match press conference.

"The Genoa defenders played so dirty, the live footage is completely convincing."

With the record broken, Roma coach Di Francesco was not swayed by the media to blame the referee: "Some players (Paradura) were really terrible. Daniele (De Rossi) wanted to add attacking players for the crucial match (the second leg of the World Cup qualifier), is that wrong? I don't see what's so ironic about that?"

As Roma's head coach, Di Francesco has received two yellow cards and a red card, so there are many things he shouldn't say.

The Italian sports newspaper *La Gazzetta dello Sport* had no such concerns, launching a scathing attack on the Serie A league on social media: "This is a conspiracy! Some people believe the league title belongs to a northern team!"

The message is clearly targeted!

Regardless of these conspiracies and tricks, Chinese media and fans are more concerned about Chang Huan's health; his bloody wounds are heartbreaking!

Many fans criticized Genoa players on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, believing that their malicious foul on Chang Huan was entirely out of distorted envy and jealousy.

Genoa fans naturally wouldn't stand idly by, and they engaged in online battles with Chinese fans, Roma fans, and Chang Huanren fans on social media accounts.

Genoa player Bertovic, who had been repeatedly targeted by Chang Huan, had his account deleted due to the harassment.

Because their league title rivals Napoli, Juventus, and Inter Milan all won their matches.

The lead has decreased from seven points to five points.

Italian Serie A teams then enter a healthy week of preparation.

Multiple media outlets have analyzed Genoa's 1-1 draw against Roma at home in the league.

Besides having an extra player, a major reason was that they completely shut down Chang Huan on the defensive end.

He wasn't given a proper chance to perform.

If it weren't for the defensive blunder near the penalty area, we might have even been able to beat Roma at home!

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Roma's upcoming league opponents—SPAL, Chievo, Cagliari, and Juventus, the six-time consecutive league champions—are all studying how to limit Chang Huan's defense.

However, after nearly a week of studying it, Spal still couldn't figure it out.

On the first day of December, Roma broke through the away team's defense within nine minutes of the start.

Chang Huan received a throw-in from Florenzi in the backfield, played a brilliant one-two with Lorenzo Pellegrini, dribbled past the defender, and delivered a precise long pass with his left foot.

Dzeko understood immediately and ran out for a one-on-one opportunity.

In a moment of desperation, the SPAL captain grabbed Dzeko from behind and pulled him to the ground as he entered the penalty area.

The referee promptly awarded a penalty kick.

Perotti has converted penalty kicks in consecutive matches.

Roma are leading at home.

Trailing in the score and playing with one less player, Spal made a sensible decision, adopting a "the less you lose, the better" mentality and retreating completely to a defensive posture.

Breaking through a dense defense is a global challenge, and Roma's attacking prowess is generally average.

The 1-0 lead didn't extend until the end of the second half.

Chang Huan's long pass from the right flank found Kolarov, who had made a run into the left sideline of the penalty area. Kolarov broke through the SPAL defense and crossed the ball into the middle without stopping, assisting Dzeko to extend the lead.

Before the end of the match.

It's Chang Huan again!

He took a direct free kick from the left flank at a 45-degree angle.

Fazio headed the ball back at the far post, and substitute Schick squeezed out of position and scored with a side-footed shot from eight yards out.

This goal was also the last goal of the match.

Roma won 3-0 at home.

A key match will take place later at the São Paulo Stadium.

Napoli will face Juventus.

Higuain scored the only goal of the match in the 12th minute, killing his former club.

Juventus, having secured the victory, overtook Napoli by two points to move into second place in the league, but trails league leaders Roma by six points.

Napoli, who lost the game, were even overtaken by Inter Milan, who won the game this round, and fell to fourth place.

If it weren't for having a two-goal advantage in goal difference, they would have been overtaken by Lazio, who also had 35 points.